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My father was a biologist

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and we emigrated from Cuba when I was about three years old.

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I actually grew up in a lot of countries. I moved every two to three years.

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I started off as a veterinarian in Spain.
I always had a

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really insatiable curiosity, even when I was a little kid.

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I remember developing just a very deep appreciation, a love of nature--

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I was always into the weather. I just loved the weather.

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Natural disasters and the weather was always fascinating. Seeing a natural phenomenon

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in our Earth system cause such damage and destruction--

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Science is not about memorizing facts. It's about asking questions about the universe.

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What do biologists think about how the way systems work? --How do we use

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the measurements of this device to get real results

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to help society?
I stand back and I look, where can I help?

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Because these are super smart people. Where can I help and not get in the way?

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We do things that no one else does, and that's the exciting part

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about work. You come to work everyday and you

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never quite know what it is you're going to be doing, what it is

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you're going to be discovering. And I think that variety

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and that fast paced learning environment

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is what is the best part about working at NASA.

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